Jamaican athlete
Shanoya Douglas
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| Birth name | Shanoya Mikalia Douglas |
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| Nationality | Jamaican |
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| Born | (2007-12-22) 22 December 2007 (age 17) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Sprint |
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| Personal bests | - 100 m: 11.28 (2024)
- 200 m: 22.59 (2024)
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Shanoya Mikalia Douglas (born 11 September 2007) is a Jamaican sprinter. She won bronze at the 2024 U20 World Championships over 200 metres.[1]
Early life
She attended Muschett High School in Jamaica, for whom she competed at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 2024.[2][3][4]
Career
She won gold in the 200 metres and the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay at the 2024 CARIFTA Games, with a 200 metres personal best of 23.16 seconds. She was the winner of the 200 metres and 400 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships in 2024, with a 52.96 personal best in the 400m.[5][6][7]
She was the bronze medalist over 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru as a 16 year-old, running 23.10 seconds in the final.[8][9] She had raced her semi final in 23.34 seconds.[10][11] She also won gold in the 4x100m relay at the Championships.[12]
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